Fundamental Skill: Hopping
Movement skills/concepts
Hopping through different pathways, levels and qualities (e.g. fast, soft), and relationships (with equipment and partner).

ActivityEnjoying Hopping

'Can you hop …?'
  • on the spot, forwards/backwards/sideways
  • and turn in the air
  • and turn in the air making a quarter turn/half turn/full turn
  • as quietly/noisily/quickly/slowly as you can
  • as softly/hard as you can three times on your right/left foot
  • alternating hard and soft landings
  • over the rope, into the hoop, onto the disc, around the cones
  • as high as you can, with little low hops, at a medium height
  • as far as you can for distance
  • without using your arms, using only one arm, using your opposite hopping foot
  • alternating feet every eight/four/two beats
  • with partners at the same time/moving forward holding hands/facing each other


Hopping Assignment - Click on the assignment link to answer the following questions.

Which is the easiest: hopping on the spot or for distance?
What did it feel like not using your arms?
How do you use your arms for hopping on the spot compared to hopping for distance?